Ged and Tenar in the Painted Room

“Ged and Tenar in the Painted Room” is an illustration I made for a scene from Ursula K. LeGuin’s The Tombs of Atuan, The second book of her Earthsea cycle. I just wanted to think about Ged and Tenar for a little while, and this moment, right before Ged’s proof is offered, right before the beginning of everything between them. I think about this moment a lot, it’s one of my favorite scenes in the Earthsea cycle.